Liam Payne caught trying to fight Cheryl's ex-husband...

The pair confirmed the news on social media, and while it seemed amicable, we're all clever enough to know that's usually a cover.

Now, reports are coming out that just days before breaking the news... Liam tried to fight Cheryl's ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.

Wow.

According to sources that spoke to The Sun, the altercation went down at The Chiltern Firehouse in central London, when Liam allegedly threatened to fight Jean-Bernard because he was mad about how he treated Cheryl.

"JB asked his friend why this guy was eyeballing him, and then he realized it was his ex’s fella,"a witness said. "Liam was snarling and beckoning him over a fight. There was a lot of gesturing, goading each other and making threats across the room."

Apparently it got so bad that waitstaff had to intervene to prevent a physical altercation.

However, Jean-Bernard left peacefully. "He assured them he was not looking for a fight and would leave because he was getting on an early flight," the witness added.

Jean-Bernard and Cheryl got married in 2014, which led to their divorce in 2016.

SO MUCH DRAMA!